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But in the town of Lacona, tree damage was reported including one large limb that was thrown onto a minivan, crushing its roof down into the passenger seats.

Amanda Bales is the owner of the minivan. It was sitting in the street in front of the family's home on Wednesday night when Bales and her sister took off on a walk around town.

"Biggest clap of thunder I ever heard and then it started to rain. So we took cover in the post office," said Bales.

"All of the sudden, instantly, it was like a tide wave came at us," said Abby Hanson, Bales' neighbor.

Heavy rain suddenly started to pour and Bales said she couldn't even see across the street. The storm only lasted about 5-10 minutes. A short time later a neighbor ran up to tell her about the minivan.

"The van was flat. I mean really crunched in there," said Bales.

"I didn't think the car was going to be completely crushed down," said Lela Bales, Amanda's daughter. "Like if I was in it… oh my gosh, it was scary!"

A storm spotter reported the thunderstorm wind damage about 6:55 p.m. to the National Weather Service.

Damage was also reported at a nearby park where a tree narrowly missed hitting the playground equipment.

KCCI 8 News reporter Eric Hanson is in Lacona and will have more on this story coming up on KCCI-TV, KCCI.com and our mobile website m.kcci.com and apps.

Lacona is a town of about 365 people in Warren County about 40 miles south of the Des Moines metro area.

No other serious damage was reported Wednesday night across Iowa.

The next chance for storms in Iowa is Friday, but it's a 30 percent chance at this point, forecasters said.